Handbook for KPTM _students 2022.docx

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Introduction 3
Accessing Online Resources 4
Login Details 4
eBook Access 4
Discovery Searching 5
Individual Database Searching 6
Academic Support and Research Services 7
Online Tutorials 8
DBS eSource 8
Other Library Services and Resources 9
Opening Hours 10
Contact Details 11
Appendix 12

DBS Library – http://library.dbs.ie

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Introduction

Welcome to DBS Library.
DBS Library Service looks forward to supporting and meeting the information needs of students
on the transnational degree in Accounting and Finance.
DBS Library service has evolved into a library without walls, offering an extensive digital library
which can be accessed twenty-four hours a day from anywhere in the world.
DBS Library service employs full-time library staff and part-time staff who have professional
library qualifications and/or significant library experience and are, therefore, highly experienced
at dealing with the type of information enquiries that you have. You can contact the DBS library
staff by email ([email protected]) or via the IM service, LibChat, on the library homepage.
This handbook provides an overview of key library resources and services that are available to
students of the BAAF programme.

DBS Library

DBS Library – http://library.dbs.ie

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Accessing Online Resources

Login Details

All the library databases can be accessed remotely by using the details provided in the email sent by the
DBS IT department.

eBook Access

The library’s eBook collection (more than 2,500 items) comprises a number of titles in accountancy and
finance. The library has access to eBook titles across a number of eBook platforms. These include Ebsco
eBooks, Proquest eBooks Central, and VleBooks. Library users can search directly on the eBook platforms
or all eBooks together via the Library Catalogue.

The following are links to library owned eBooks for one particular eBook platform or view all eBook
collections together via the Library Catalogue

Access EBSCO eBooks via the Library Catalogue https://books.dbs.ie/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl
?q=ebscohost

Access ProQuest Ebook Central eBooks via the https://books.dbs.ie/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl
Library Catalogue ?q=ebookcentral

Access VleBooks via the Library Catalogue https://books.dbs.ie/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl
?q=vlebooks

Access all owned eBooks via the Library Catalogue https://books.dbs.ie/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl
?idx=kw&q=ebookcentral&op=or&idx=kw&q=ebs
cohost&op=or&idx=kw&q=vlebooks

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Click on an individual eBook link in the catalogue record to go directly to that eBook on the platform.

Discovery Searching

Discovery software enables library users to search all of the library’s online resources from the library
website via a single search box.

● Type your search term into the search box.
● Select Library Resources and click Search.
Discovery software provides users with the ease of Google searching but with guaranteed access to high
quality academic literature.
Please note that the following databases are not on Discovery: Justis, WARC, Westlaw, Westlaw UK and
Passport GMID (Euromonitor).

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Individual Database Searching

Library users can search individual databases directly (The login and password for all the online content
are included in the email sent by the DBS IT department).This type of searching is favoured by library
users who are doing more in depth research for a thesis or publication and favour the full functionality of
individual databases.
A full list of library databases is available in the appendix of this handbook or can be accessed on the
Library website at: https://libguides.dbs.ie/az.php?

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Academic Support and Research Services

The Library provides a wide selection of guides and support materials via the Research Skills section of
the Library website: https://library.dbs.ie/ .

The Library also provides research support to dissertation stage students via email or Zoom one-on-one
sessions. Please email [email protected] for more details, or to arrange a session.

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Online Tutorials

Open access online tutorials can be hugely beneficial in providing academic and research support at a
time and pace that suits the student. The following are a list of some tutorials
http://www.library.dcu.ie/lets/
https://www.ucd.ie/library/students/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDFES5j_g3rp3T064iPn8ChjKZ4pk0ii

DBS eSource

The Library has an institutional repository, eSource which showcases student theses with a mark of 2.1
upwards as well as research conducted by academic staff. The repository is open access and requires no
login. It can be accessed at: http://esource.dbs.ie/

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Other Library Services and Resources

The Library has a comprehensive website: http://library.dbs.ie/. Other resources and services available
on the website include:

● Various library guides.
● Information on reference management software.
● LibChat instant messaging chat service.

o Library users can chat live for free via this instant messaging service (as highlighted
below).

● Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section.
● Subject portals which collate pertinent library resources by subject.

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Opening Hours

The following opening hours apply during term-time (including all reading weeks):

Aungier Street Library

Monday: 9.00am – 10.00pm

Tuesday: 9.00am – 10.00pm

Wednesday: 9.00am – 10.00pm

Thursday: 9.00am – 10.00pm

Friday: 9.00am – 9.00pm

Saturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Open on Sundays and bank holidays in the run

up to exams

The following opening hours apply during summer-time:

Aungier Street Library

Monday: 11.00am – 7.00pm

Tuesday: 11.00am – 7.00pm

Wednesday: 11.00am – 7.00pm

Thursday: 11.00am – 7.00pm

Friday: 11.00am – 7.00pm

Saturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Closed on Sundays and bank holidays

Please consult the Library calendar available under the ‘About the Library’ tab on the Library website.

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Contact Details

Library Staff:

Trevor Haugh
Acting Head Librarian
Email: [email protected]

Tiernan O’Sullivan,
Research Librarian
Email: [email protected]

Amy Fitzpatrick,
Digital Literacy Librarian
Email: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://library.dbs.ie
Twitter: @DBSLibraryTwits
Instagram: @dbs.library

Appendix

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List of Databases

A full description of each database is provided on the Library Website

A to Z electronic journal list LISTA (Library, Information Science and
Academic Search Complete Technology Abstracts with Full-Text)
Business Source Complete Mintel
Computer and Applied Sciences Complete Passport (Euromonitor)
EBSCOHost Discovery Service PEP Archive
EBSCOHost Integrated Search PsycARTICLES
Emerald PsycINFO
Film and Television Literature Index Proquest
GreenFile Regional Business News
Hospitality & Tourism Complete SocINDEX
JSTOR VLE ebooks
JustCite WARC
Justis Westlaw UK
Westlaw IE

DBS Library – http://library.dbs.ie